It’s tough up north. Just ask Andy Burnham. The class warrior has today kicked off his Manchester mayoral campaign with some ‘home truths’ about what it is like to grow up in the north. Burnham says that if you live in the north and consider becoming a doctor, people will laugh at you:
‘It’s hard growing up in the north: if you say you want to be a doctor, lawyer or MP you get the mickey taken out of you.’
Alas this appears to be news to many… northerners. The Guardian‘s North of England editor Helen Pidd is among those northerners surprised by the news.
https://twitter.com/helenpidd/status/733252516553625601
So, how have MPs in the north managed to survive in the face of such hardship? Mr S thought it best to speak to northern MPs in order to get an insight into how they cope.
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